I think this has got to be one of my favorite songs, not just because of what the lyrics are saying, but because of the emotion you can feel when she sings.
The story of the song is quite simple: She hears of this young performer and his talents, so she goes to see him perform to see if he is as talented as she has heard. When she gets there, his songs are describing all of her emotions and feelings, almost as if he had somehow read a journal or diary of hers (I felt he found my letters; And read each one out loud).
I think the last verse describes the song entirely:
"He sang as if he knew me
In all my dark despair
And then he looked right through me
As if I wasn't there
But he was there, this stranger
Singing clear and strong"
I think this has got to be one of my favorite songs, not just because of what the lyrics are saying, but because of the emotion you can feel when she sings.
The story of the song is quite simple: She hears of this young performer and his talents, so she goes to see him perform to see if he is as talented as she has heard. When she gets there, his songs are describing all of her emotions and feelings, almost as if he had somehow read a journal or diary of hers (I felt he found my letters; And read each one out loud).
I think the last verse describes the song entirely: "He sang as if he knew me In all my dark despair And then he looked right through me As if I wasn't there But he was there, this stranger Singing clear and strong"